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All good comments. Yes, both are Loos gauges. I was lucky enough to find someone selling both gauges to test the 5/32 and 3/16 wire cable/rope. They are very easy to use, assuming they are giving me the correct reading. Sorry I forgot to mention this is for my CD25. Tensioning the rigging made a big...

Matt, I have wrestled with this situation for many years. My used CD25 came with a massive Mercury 2-stroke 15 hp motor. Great power, but stinky and very heavy to pull out and put in. Just barely fit in the motor well. At first I left it in the motor well. But at first I was moored in a secluded sma...

A postscript to my replacement teak project this spring: I visit Readers in Taunton. They had a good supply of Teak substitutes. They had some reasonable size supply of Teak but explained to me they would have no more due to an embargo that several countries (including the US) on importing Teak from...

I purchased my '78 CD25 in '06 and it came with a Merc 2-stroke 15hp. I think the previous owner sailed in Narragansett Bay where the currents could be strong and needed the extra power. However, the 15 was way too heavy to install/remove when I needed to, would only run with the hatch open to provi...

I have recently purchased a pair of Cable Tensioner tools (manufacturer withheld) to tune my rigging. The instructions do not indicate at what height along the fore/back stays and side shrouds I should perform the test for rigging tension. In the absence of information, I have stood on my cabin and ...

All excellent advice. Thank you to all. I visited Readers as they are local to me in SE Mass. Nice low overhead (i.e. warehouse) operation. Stacks and stacks of exotic hardwoods. However, they have only a small quantity of Teak and are not looking to sell short/cut pieces. They recommended Afromosia...

The slide rails on my '78 CD 25 have seen better days (cracked, lost teak, etc.). I have been looking on-line for teak suppliers. One plank of teak to work from will cost me $400. Does anyone have a new teak supplier (whether on-line or in the Northeast) they would recommend? Or a source of used teak?

Most helpful. Thanx Fred.

Fred, Thank you for your experience (sorry you had them). But forgive my ignorance. I assume the West Marine product acts as the filler, the Interlux Inter Protect is a water/moisture barrier before applying the final gelcoat layer? Will West Marine tell me their product is not a water/moisture barr...

Jim/Rmatthew, My aft portholes (the longer ones) have leaked a little since I bought my same 78 CD25. I have always planned to pull them out and seal them. Jim if you know, and Rmatthew if you experienced, what is the construction of the portholes? Do they just slip into a similarly sized hole in th...

I know this is an old post but I have had to deal with this for a while on my 78 CD25. I was told they came new with a 7.5 hp, 2-stroke Merc. This fit in the motor well because the 2-stroke engine head was small enough. I bought it used with a 15 hp, 2-stroke Merc. You couldn't rotate it so I had to...

Last year, while sailing into my mooring during an usually low tide, I hit a very small isolated section of ledge barely noticeable on charts that likely never was less than 4 ft. deep. I watched the bilge for any water and checked the hull (inside and out) for damage. No evidence of damage noted so...

I have found a few small tears in my jib (1/4-in.). I want to repair it myself. What sail repair tape (or pre-cut patches, preferably) does anyone recommend? I do not want this repair to fail. The counter person at West Marine indicated their tape did not last forever (I found that to be a poor excu...

Thank you for the reply. Interesting. Was the ladder flat against the mast. If it was, how did you secure the ladder near the top before scaling it. Or did you scale the ladder, holding the mast all the way, then tie the ladder at the top? However, this will work to inspect the spreader connection a...

I have not messaged here for some time. I need to do some maintenance on my spreader bars. Does anyone know the dimension from the mast base to the spreader bars for my CD-25? The Technical Information in my CD Owner's Manual (I believe copies are contained in this CD website) gives dimensions for &...